Category Archives: Travel

An Exercise In Tourism

My aunt and uncle from New Jersey were in town and I took them around the city. They had been here before (maybe 5 years ago) so I took them to a few touristy places to get reacquainted.

If you know of any other spots I can take visitors to take good touristy Chicago photos, let me know, because (as you can see) everyone knows about the Planetarium spot.

Riding Along in my Automobile

Went to the 2010 Chicago Auto Show with my brother last weekend and brought my camera along. We checked out all the shiny toy cars, since my brother wants to someday be the proud owner of a BMW. I wasn’t sure which car I liked the best. Having driven my dad’s tiny Honda Civic, I think that if I were to buy a car I’d get either a sedan or SUV just because of the extra leg room.

Purple Picnic and Homeward Bound

Monday: Part 13 of a 13-part series of photos documenting my trip to New York:

  • JV’s parents held a family picnic the day after the wedding. Lots of good food, and luckily it was under some shade because boy was it HOT out!
  • Tossed around the football for the first time in a while.
  • Final cousin bonding time, said our goodbyes.
  • Took off for Newark Airport, waited an hour or so for our departure time.
  • I didn’t get a window seat on the plane, and my aisle was right next to the wing! Fail.
  • Arrived at O’Hare, picked up our baggage, and took the blue line to my brother’s apartment, and from there home sweet Lincolnwood.

DEAN8870

DEAN9051

… and that was my trip to NJ/NYC. I had a blast and have been missing my family so much. Sorry for the layover between Parts 12 and 13, I moved back in at school and have had a lot of stuff on my plate lately getting into school mode. That and wordpress image uploader is acting weird. More posts coming soon, and some big news!